I'm genuinely interested in people's thoughts on this.
About a year ago I was saying to DS1 (then 2) that a cat was silly to be in the children's playground if it didn't want to be stroked. A slightly older boy told me off and said 'my mummy says silly is a bad word'. I thought this a little over the top and dismissed it, then recently one of the carers at nursery has said the same to DS.
So is it a nasty word? We use it as a kinder way to say someone is doing something stupid and to describe something funny that is a bit foolish too. From the dictionary definition this seems fine. DS is brilliant with words, loves learning new words and funny phrases and had a great vocabulary which I don't want to restrict (barring swearing obviously). But surely in the most part it is the context in which a word is used that can make it more/less nasty/offensive etc.
Not a stealth boast, I am openly proud of his language skills, he's not good with physical stuff or self care like others of his age, they're all different.
What do you think?
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Catscatsandmorecats · 04/12/2017 11:47
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